Bottle filling and capping machine.



0. HOCHER.

BOTTLE FILLING AND CA'PING MAHNE.

MPLMmTmN Hum MAR i :am

1,049,089. Patented 1360.31. 191:2.

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OSCAR HOCHER, 0F CLINTN. nIV'ICSCQLISIN.

BOTTLE FILLING AND CAPPING MACHINE.

Specification o Letters Patent.

Application filed March 18.

new und useful Inmrovenients in Bottle Filling lmd (lapping Machines. of whif'h the l follinving is a Specification.

Mv invention relates to iinprovenienh in hottle filling and (rapping machines. nml more speeilieullv to in:provelninh in that eine it inuelzines` ot' the ohnrnrter mentioned \\'l\i'l\ are designed espeeinllv for nee in tilling and i-:ipping inilhv und ere-nm hotties".

The oliieet ot' en v invention the produw tion of n hottie filling' und Capping nini-lune. :is mentioned. whieh will he it ilnprowcl wnftriu'tion und eftiwient in operation.

Other ohieet will appear hereinafter.

Vith these olijf-or in vien' mi" invention eoneiht in the eoluliinutioim und arrange nientel ot pain hereinafter described and eluiined.

The invention will he lient understood hv reference to the accompanying driiiviingrey forming a part of this Specification. und in whieh.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hottle filling and capping niahine embodying my invention. portions being shown in seetion in order to better illustrate the eonstruetion. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail seetion of a por tion of the niaehine Showing the liquid die, fliurge and the Cup applving ineelmnnn. Fig. il is a detail side eleintion ot one ot' the cup magazines detached. Fig. 4 in a detail horizontal section Showing one of the. inovaille plates included in the eonstruetion in I whieh are mounted the lower sections ot the liquid discharge pipes; and in whieh are enred the eap applying plungers. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the construetion shown in Fig. 4. F ig. G is a fragmentary enlarged detail section taken Suhstantiall.Y at the lower end 'of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the valves governing the lio'iid diseharge openings in the liquid reservoir1 Fig. S in a side elevation thereof, Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the liquid reservoir and eertain of the other parts adjaeentthereto. Fig. l() is an end elevation of the construction nliown in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 iS a plan view of the lower portion of the construction shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the supporting gear of the reservoir beinfr omitted Fie. 12 is an end View of the Patented Der'. 31, 1,912.

1912 Serial No. 684.504.

eonstruetion shown in Fig. li. and Fig. 13 n eeetional detail of the n'xeehnnisin een trolling the reeiproefii'ilm o one ot the slid ing plates Shown in Figb. .ll and i2. Fig. ifi in :i letional detail of the inerhnnisni eontrol'ing the reeiprwation ot the sliding plate 25 shown in Fig. il..

The preferred form of conestruetion as illustrated in the. drawings coingniees a hottle reeeptaele or anipport. l. The inemher l is in the forro of i trav rectangular form and supported upon "legs, i2. Handles 3 provided ut the extreini ier; of the receptacle, nttioi'd nieuw7 `for readily' tranporting the mine. Arranged in Said receptacle are four lmskets or boxes 4 in which the bottles 5 are arranged for filling in the manner herein nt'ter deserilied. The respective ende` t3 of the reeepti'iele l are hinged as shown in Fig. l in order to permit of ready removal of the hnsliets', 4. it being clear that vwith this provision reiner-ai of vid hnehets may be readily ett'eeted bv sliding the saine horizontally upon the bottom of said receptacle. Each basket ia preferably of a aile such as to adapt the naine to hold n preiietermined nuinlier of bottles. and m'eferably twelve as shown in the drawing. thev arrangement be ing such that. when the four baskets are arranged in position in the reeeptaole 1, there will he four ron@ ot bottles; each row von taining twelve bottles.

.\rranged shove the. hottlee is a reservoir T of redtangnlar torus. said reservoir being nt a width equal. auhatantially to the Width oi' the reeeptaele l and of a length equal substantially to the, length of one of the haslieta1 Vl. Said reservoir is supported upon a inovuhle geur .ifomprising the supporting legs 8 and the wheels 9. The `wheels 9 engage parallellv extending grooves l0 provided for the reception thereof at the upper l0ngitudinal edges of the receptacle l so as to permit of free movement of the liquid reservoir from one. end of said reeeptaele to the other. there being handles il provided at the ends of said reservoir to facilitate moving the same ae mentioned.

Provided in the bottom of reservoir 7 are dieoharge openings 12 corresponding in num-- bei" and arrangeinex'it with the bottles 5 polaitioned at one end of the receptacle 1, that is with the bottles oontaineifl in two of the boxen 4. provided at one end of said reeeptuele. The discharge. openings l2 are govsaid Valves will be elfeeted.

itl which engages an inclined Slot 17 pro- "fled in a Sleeve 1S which ineloses Said end nl ,earl Stern, the arrangement hemer .fnufh that tertienl nuwement ot said Stem and hence of the valves 13 Connected therewith may he etfeeted by oscillatingT the. hand wheel 19 which ia operatively connected with said sleeve. lith this arrangement the simultaneous operation ot all of the valves 13 in order to etteet disel'iarge. of the, liquid from .the reservoir or to stop the flow of liquid there-,from may be secured with the greatest ,xpeditimi bv simply escihating;r or turningr uid hand wheel.

.i rrangetl below the re =.'o"=.r 7 and @paved rfretrom is a horizontal plate E20 which if; idly .secured to the meint-r; it of the reeF :ir gear. lliouid di-leha pipe,y i *h roune-zt with and :lt-j', .l 'from the liseimigo openingte 1Q in the hot-tom ot reel rtw-ir T -zoinxnunimle with oj'ienings whieh nre provided in @ai-fl plate 10. e5 clearlyhewn in Figa. 'l and l1. Arranged l-rtow plate 2t? iz another plate 23, the lengitutlmul lires ahi plate being :-:lidubly nunu# i aid-,wier Sti-3;# or bari; I wed to the plate 2() at the tlirreot :intl at the refvpetziiae lon- .lzil edfjefi ot nl plattA Qt?. interposed l: on the Dinh` l and 23 ia it Slidablo jf the platy Q5' being considerably t thun the platee Ltl and 2.2i :is shown in the ssii figuren. Sliding lnm'einent ot plopy l' may be manually' elt'eetrd tln'oofjh tlu medium of laterally projecting' handitA`l :2h which are secured upon the un der ide wl mid plaie. an upwardly projectM ing' handle prom-lett at one extreniitir of the pluie 23 nltnflng :nenne wherviby Inanunl .didiner sais?. plate i5 may he ob" tained. 'ilu handles` Qd are employed to more plate il in one dirertion. helital comprewion sturing being provided to move llll? said plate in the opposite direetirn. that is I to return the wine to noriurtl poeition. The springs 25% fre interposed lwzwoen laterally projecting lnx :.0 whirl: are formed upon the #baule ol tbinmittenl El? :ind flop@ 'ltl 2f), the oppostr und; ot f f engaging the tope, ft! 1 sliding movement, l the flute gin is governed by nuts 31 threaded upon the pins Q8' and adjustable Stopsl 'which are mounted tor slidnble adjustment. upon said pins. Suid stops and nuts being adapted to engage with the angular stops 30 before mentioned. l'Vith this arrangement 'it will he seen that adjustment of the amplitude of movement ot said plate may be ell'eeted by simply adjusting the proximity of the nuts 31 to the stops 3Q. A spring cooperates with the plate in the same manner as the spring Q8 eoperates with the plate 23, a nut 34 and an adjustable stop mounted upon the pin 33 projecting from the plate 20 and which earries the spring 33 coperating with an angular nrm 36 projecting from one end of said plate 25; and so that adjustment of theI amplitude of Slidingl movement of said plate 25 may be secured by adjusting' the relative positions of seid nut 34 and stop The plate Q3, however, is adapted for vertical es well as horizontal movement. In ,order to afford vertical movement of said plate Q3 the guide Strips 24. as clearly shown in Figs. 4. 5 and G, are eut away at 37 in order to permit of the. passage of the engaging lugs 37 whieh are provided at the edges of said plate for enifagz'ement With Said guide strips, it being lclear that with this ronstruetion depression or downward movement of the plate wifl be permitted when the lugs 37 nre in registration with the Slots 37. This registration ot the lugs: 37 with the slots 37 takes place only when Said plate at it@ forward terminal of movement and o that: depression of Said plate may he etlef'ted then only when salu' plate is in this position. The rlots il? .are y ieldingly elosed by springheld presser :nt-mbrr: 38. the tenieion springs 39 eot'iperating therewith being interposed between heads which are provided at the upper ends of lsaid presser Inenbers and straps 4() Serured upon the untler sides of the guide stripe 24. Stops 41 earried at the lower ex tremities of said presser members are adapt ed to engage against the under sides of the traps 40 to limit the upward movement of will prenher members in order tluu' said ends thereof shall normally be positioned flush with the upper surfuee of .mid strips 24. lith thin arrangement. when the plate 23 is at its upper terminal of movement, the same will not drop by gravity sinre the presser membro,` il@ will engage with the luge 37 and thereb)v serve to support Aaid plate, it being required if Ait is desired to press ynid plate. to exert :i downward torre upon the handles; 2li.

Carried in the plete are depending tubular petitions 4E. nbieh are ronxial with the discharge pipe.; El. when tht` plate 23 is in normal position. Provided in the plate Q5 are openings 43 algo Coaxial with said disA charge pipes when said plate is in normal position, an unob1-trueted passage being thu .aforded'uforthe .in the passage thereof to the -bot-tlesjv 'ch-fare positionedbelow inthe rece tacle 1.

. .Mounte .Aupon theplateQ are .vertically Adisposed cylindrical tubes 44 designed to. serve as magazines for thecapstor closures'` for the bottlesthe lower ends .of -said tub 44 being mounted .in circular openings 44'ptovided in said plate. Theimagazines* A44 are open at their .upper ends'toi` permit of 46 being arranged in each vmagazinef/restang upon the u per end ofthe plurality of caps provided t erein to force thee-aps downwardlyg' Av laterally pojectinghand piece 4'( by each of the Weights 46 projects I through a longitudinally extending, slot 48 provided Ain the adjacentjside of the magazine for effecting removal of the weight magazine.

when replenishing'the supply of capsin the Formed in the plate -are circular. openings 48 which are positioned for 'said plate is in' normal position." The ar.

registration with the openings 44 when rangement is such that,'with said plate 25 inn'ormal-position', the loivermost of thecaps provided in the various cap magazines will be positioned in the openings 48, and so that upon forward sliding of said plate, said lowermost caps will be conveyed by said plate to tubes 42 and deposited therein.

vThus, with this construction it, willybe seen that removal of the bottle caps and the car- 'riagc thereof for deposit upon the upperl 4ends of the bottles lis effected by simpl),y reciprocating the plate 25.

Carri atv the under side'of the plate'i23 are `depe 'd 'ingvplungers` orpojsts 49 secured. .to said plata by .dowelsA or pins The plungers 49 are so positioned, that when the plate 23lisvat/its Aforward terminal of movement, said plungers will bepositioned directly over the bottles 5 and so that, upon depression of saidv plate, as above mentioned,

Vsaid;plungers will be forced downwardly into engagement with the -caps ldeposited upon the upper ends of said bottles inorder' toeffect the application or the pressing into position of said caps in the bottlesas will be vreadily understood.v

y In the operation of the device, thesame is first positioned over the bottles provided at one end of the receptacle l. The hand wheel v 19 `is then moved to elevate the valves 13 and permit of vthe discharge of the liquid from the reservoir into the bottles vpositioned 'Lander said reservoir. -When theahottles are -tilled the hand wheel `is turned to lower `the valves 1 3 and thereby stop the vtlowfof f liquid from the reseroir. The plate25 is.

'- then drawn forwardly to carry thefcaps e from `the cap magazines and deposit t.

same upon the upper ends-of the bottle-s.v

This being done theplate 25 is released, the

samuel-,being returned' to normal .b'v

lgoverning: said pipes; a guide' plattl arthe spring which coperates therewith; vThe plate 23. is then moved forwardly toits forward terminal'of movement -and `then' depressed, such operation 'effecting the application of Athe bottle caps or closures inthe manner before described, thus-completing theA filling-and capping of the bottles at one end. ofthe receptacle 1.

tion just described repeated, the set o f hotvties first filled .being removed and newones arranged intheir position during the fillingof the second set, and vice versa. Withl this arrangement it. will be seen that the bottles may befilled with great expedition and: 'with little'expenditure-of labor. The device is of durable' and economical const ruetion, andis of high eflieiencv in operation.

'h'ile l ha ve illustrated and t'lescribed the preferred'form of constrnet ion foi'- carri-"ing my invention -into efl'ert. this is capable ofvariat'ioli 4 and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. l.

.theieform do not wish to he limited to the precisiA details of constructionset Forth.c hut desir-elo avail myself of such variations and appended rlaims. i

Having lrs'-ribed my inrrntion what l rlaiin as new and desire to .st-eure by lA-tters latt-nt is:

l. bottle fillingr and rapping machine comprising: a bottle receptacle;e a .nioraldr liquid reservoir: discharge pipes v Iepemling fronrsaid reservoir adapted to registi-r with the` upper ends of bottles arranged in said refept..ule .simnltaneonsly operabltI .'alif-s modifications asrome within the scope of t he ranged below and movable with said resrri Voir. the lower ends of said discharge pipes registering with,= ol'ieiiiltgs,v in said plato:'al

srt-ond .plate sli'dahly moiinted at' the under sido o f .said guidiplat-o. 'there hein;r open- The reservoir is then moved to vposition o ver the bottles at -the other end of the machine and thc operato said openings in-said second mentioned plate; and means for applying the caps to the bottles, substantially. as described.

.2. A bottle'filling and capping machine comprisingr a bott-le receptacle a -movable liquid reservoir; discharge pipes depending' Y from'said reservoir adapted to register with',

the upper .ends of bottleis injigid lao receptacles; simultaneously operable valves vgoverning said"pipes' ;v a guide plate?. arranged below and movable with said reserv Voir, thelower ends -of saiddischarge'pipes registering with openings .in said plate; a

secondplate slidably mountedat the under side of said guideplate` there being .0p'enings in said' second plate registerable with the lower'ends of said'discharge pipes; cap

l0. magazines carried upon said'first mentioned plate, the lower-Vends of said magazines registering with openings provided in said plate: a third plate interposed and s'lidably mounted between said Vfirst and second inentioned plates, there being. openings in said thirdmenti'oned plate registerable 1"t-h-'ti'i'e lower ends otgsaid discliargeipf/sliding movement ofl -ii'd mentioned plate eifeging/removalof the caps singly from gilasaid vca pmagazines and the carriage thereof to saidopenings in said -.second mentioned plate; and. plungers for engaging the c aps to apply the' same to thel bottles, substantially as described.V

A v 3. ,A bottle filling and capping machine comprising a. bott-le receptacle; a movablev Aliquid reservoir; ldischarge pipes depending from said reservoir adapted-to register-with the upper 'ends of bottles arranged in saidl receptacle; simultaneously operable valves governing said pipes; A-a' guide platevarranged below and movable with said reservoir, the-lower ends of said discharge pipes registering withopcnings in said plate; a

sccond platiaslidably mounted at .the under V'-sde of .said guide plate, there v.being open-v ings in said second plate `registerable with the llowerv fends -of said discharge-pipes; `tja'p magazines carried-upon said first men- 40 tioncd plate, the-lower ends of' said ma-gazines registering witli 'openings provided insaii plate; a vthird plate in terposeda'nd slidabv'ly 'mounted-A between said Hirst-and secpnd `entioii'ed plates, there being openings saill third mentioned 'plate register-able 4ivith tlieloiiei' ends'of said discharge pipes.v

-' lidi ng\ movement of said` third ientioned.

ilateeffe'cting removal. of the caps singly f -om `sa=id capv lmagazinesrand the 'carriage tlilereof to said openings in said second inentioiied: n late; andmsi-nual-ly operablevertically mdvatle-' plungers adapt ed to Aenga ge the caps\to tapply .the saine to the bottles, substantially iis-described. Y

(-oinprisin'g' a "bottle receptacle a movablev liqiiild reseli'voir; discharge p ipes depending j froin; said tiescrvoir adapted to' register with the La per finds oftqbott-l'es arranged in Vsaid i0 recepgicle; simult,:iucous ly operable -valves gov-erging Vsaid pipes; aguide plate arrange" beloiii and movable with said res'ervoir, the lowr ends of discharge pipes registering with' openings'ii'ii saidpliate; a' second .plate slidablv mounted at the under` Side ofsaid guide plate.. there being-openings in said sccondplate registerable.with

the lower ends of said discharge pipes; cap vmagazines carried uponsaidfirst mentioned plate, the lower ends'ofms'a'id magazines"- registering with .openings provided in '.said

plate; athird plate interposedand slidably mounted between said first and seconim-iiientioned plates, there being openings in said third mentioned plate registerable iiliilie' lower ends of said dis/chairgepiisfslidiiig movemen/tof/said third mentioned' plate et# feeting' removal of the caps singly from saidcapinagazines andgthe carriage thereof to' said openings in said second mentioned plate; and plunger-'s carried-by .said second mentioned plate adapted to'engage the caps' to apply the same to tially asdes'cribed.

` A bottle Vfilling'aind capping 'machine' comprising a bottle receptacle;- a movable liquid reservoir; 'discharge pipes -depending from said reservoir adapted 4toi register with the upper ends of bottles arranged in said receptacle; simultaneously voperable vvali'es 'governingsaid pipes ;.a guide p'late arranged below and movable with said reservoir, the

lower ends of said discharge pipes registerv ing with openings in said plate; a second plate slidably mounted at theunder side of .said guide plate, there being openings in said second plate registerable with thelower ends of said disehaigI pipes; cap.

magazines'l'ca'rried upon said fi stm-'ration'ed plate,l the lower ends'jof said magazines vregistering- .with openings provided `in` said plate; a third plate interposed jand slidablly mounted between said first andisecond meifi'fv tioned plates.l there being openings inl said third mentioned jplate 'rcgisterableiwith the ioo lower ends said discliarge.p ipes,sliding movement bf said thirdsmc'nti'oncd plate effecting removal ofthe caps singly from said cap, magazines and tliecarxiiage thereof t0 said openings in said lsecond mentioned plate; and depending plunge'rs'.4 carried by said second mentioned plate adapte-d to .bfe-

OSCAR iioCHEii.

' W itnesses;

F. W. lIisRaolN5 YV. H. Ciinrsifax.

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